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Saudi Arabia’s Economy
Arab Banks Report Record Quarterly Profits
DUBAI (Realist English). The banking sector of the Gulf countries closed the first quarter of 2026 at record levels, despite...
Saudi wealth fund cuts $8bn from value of domestic gigaprojects as costs rise and oil prices fall
RIYADH (Realist English). Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has reduced the book value of its domestic gigaproject holdings by...
Saudi Aramco’s profit in the first quarter fell by 19%
RIYADH (Realist English). Oil giant Saudi Aramco reported a 19% drop in first-quarter profit, recorded a net profit of $31.9...
Saudi Aramco’s profit rose by a record 82%
RIYADH (Realist English). Oil giant Aramco reported a more-than 80% jump in net profit Sunday, topping analyst expectations and setting...
Metropolitan Shio Moudjiri elected Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church
TBILISI (Realist English). On 11 May, Georgia saw the succession of the head of its Orthodox Church for the first time...
Armenian battalion named after Marshal Bagramyan established in Donetsk: veterans of Abkhazia hand over their banner to Donbas volunteers
MOSCOW (Realist English). On 6 May, a historic ceremony of handing over a battle banner took place at the Cathedral of...
Sheaito Moussallam: Iran is the main obstacle to Greater Israel
BEIRUT (Realist English). The Middle East today is an echo of exploding bombs, diplomatic dead ends, and dozens of contradictory interpretations...
‘Capitalism is facing a crisis of legitimacy’: Larry Fink on inequality, AI and the evolution of markets
NEW YORK (Realist English). Larry Fink, founder and CEO of BlackRock, the world's largest investment company with $14 trillion in assets...
Lula and Trump Find “Chemistry” as China Is Pushed Out of Latin America
BRASILIA (Realist English). Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s popular left‑wing president, recently visited the United States. Contrary to sceptical forecasts,...
Can Trump Get a New Nuclear Deal With Iran?
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Since the US and Israeli war against Iran began in late February 2026, President Donald Trump has struggled...
Oil Shock Worsens the Plight of the Poor in Asia and Africa
MOSCOW (Realist English). The conflict in the Middle East, triggered by a joint US-Israeli military operation against Iran, has led to...
Baku hysteria: Aliyev demands Russia remove Nagorno-Karabakh from Channel One map
BAKU (Realist English). Another bout of political allergy has struck Baku. Ilham Aliyev's dictatorial regime demanded "clear explanations" from Russia after...
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